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Private Wealth Law - South Dakota
What the Team is Known For
The team at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith advises wealthy clients on estate planning and administration, trust and tax planning. The team also has experience in trust litigation.
Strengths
They do quality work. They are top notch, world-class good lawyers in drafting. On the trust governance side, the firm represents a very broad spectrum of public and private trust companies.
Notable practitioners
Daniel Donohue advises on trust administration matters and has particular expertise in dynasty trusts. He also assists clients with probate.
Mary Akkerman advises high net worth individuals and families on their estate planning. She also has considerable experience advising on the establishment of public and private trust companies in the state.
Sarah Larson has considerable experience advising local high net worth individuals on their estate planning and tax planning.
Terry Prendergast has particular experience advising on trusts, including their formation and restructure.
Mark Krogstad is a partner at Davenport Evans handling estate planning, tax, trusts and business succession matters for high net worth clients.
Mark Krogstad is who I see coming up on the trust drafting side. I see him as the next generation moving in and doing good work representing HNWIs.